Shawnee, Kansas Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 178.91K population of Shawnee, KS residents comprised of 23.86K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (13.34%), and 155.05K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 132.40K (74.00%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 18.98K (10.61%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 14.21K (7.94%). The smallest racial group in Shawnee, KS was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 180 (0.10%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 125.87K (70.36%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 13.53K (7.56%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Shawnee, KS, with a population of 10.83K (6.05%). The smallest ethnic group in Shawnee, KS was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 18 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Shawnee, Kansas from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Kansas counties and also for the state of Kansas.

Shawnee, KS Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Shawnee, KS Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Shawnee, KS Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Shawnee, KS Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 14211 7.94
White Alone 132398 74.00
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2213 1.24
Asian Alone 2521 1.41
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 180 0.10
Some Other Race Alone 8403 4.70
Two Or More Races 18983 10.61
Shawnee, KS Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 125873 70.36
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 13531 7.56
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 10830 6.05
Hispanic - Two or More Races 8153 4.56
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7806 4.36
Hispanic - White Alone 6525 3.65
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 2480 1.39
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1575 0.88
Hispanic - Black Alone 680 0.38
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 638 0.36
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 597 0.33
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 162 0.09
Hispanic - Asian Alone 41 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 18 0.01